I'm sure you are right that more Java programmers are coming out of colleges and more Java jobs are posted. But without real numbers, I'm still not sure there aren't more Perl programmers and more Perl being used in the workplace/tech-office than Java. I really think image is most of the problem and I'm not 100% pro-certificate but I think it *would* help Perl's image.

Eg: I use Perl in my job every day though my job description says nothing about it; it makes my job easier. Every sysadmin, DBA, and C-hacker I know personally uses Perl (and quite a few of the C-hackers dabble in Ruby too). I work in a large company and of the 20 or so tech jobs open right now. Roughly 25% ask for Java and 50% ask for Perl. And even that is HR's misunderstanding of the work to be done. From experience in the office I can tell you that 10% will end up using Java and 80% will use Perl. But even there, where most of the company relies on it every day, there is a misunderstanding about Perl's ubiquity and usefulness.

On a related note, just found this online for Java certification. Passing scores range from 52% to 70%. Hmmmm... The best work you can be guaranteed to get from a certified Java programmer seems to be "C-" work and you just might be getting a solid "F." :)

In reply to Re: Re^3: Perl Certified! by Your Mother
in thread Perl Certified! by gmpassos

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.